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The naked ape a zoologists study of the human animal hardback isbn 0 07 043174 4 reprint isbn 0 385 33430 3 is a 1967 book by zoologist and ethologist desmond morris that looks at humans as a species and compares them to other animals the human zoo a follow up book by morris that examined the behaviour of people in cities was published in 1969. The naked ape is a coming of age film following three teenagers on a road trip across the pacific southwest director daniel mellitz stars josh wise chelse swain sean shanks. The naked ape takes its place alongside darwins origin of the species presenting man not as a fallen angel but as a risen ape remarkable in his resilience energy and imagination yet an animal nonetheless in danger of forgetting his origins. The naked ape was colossally successful 20m copies have been sold which is an astonishing number for a book ostensibly about human evolution supporters have argued that its real value is in . The naked ape made quite a stir when it was published in 1967 but relatively little of the stir was outrage oh sure some groups declared the arrival of the apocalypse but those tended to be people who believed that no good comes of change